Carrying debt can take an emotional and financial toll, so it’s best to pay it off as efficiently as possible. The snowball method has you getting rid of your smallest debts first. The avalanche ...

When I finished graduate school, I had $72,000 in student loans weighing me down. But less than a year after graduation, I’d paid it all off, thanks to the debt snowball method and some hefty ...

Here’s a common scenario: you’ve got multiple debts — credit cards, personal loans, maybe even an auto loan — and their interest rates and balances are piling up. Figuring out how to lift that ...

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Come Jan. 1, it's time to pay off all those credit card bills and deal with the financial stress of the "holiday debt ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South ...

Nearly 175 million Americans carried credit card debt into the holiday season, according to TransUnion data. With balances ...

CHARLOTTE — Looking to pay off credit card debt? Action 9 investigator Jason Stoogenke wants to make sure you know about the “avalanche” and “snowball” methods. In both cases, keep paying your bills, ...

Ben Luthi is a contributor to Buy Side from WSJ and an expert on credit, loans, insurance, student loans, retirement and travel. If you are eager to get out of debt and have some room in your budget, ...

Carrying debt can take an emotional and financial toll, so it’s best to pay it off as efficiently as possible. The avalanche method aims to save you money on interest. Are you ahead, or behind on ...